Follow-On Operational Test and Evaluation (FOT&E)That test and evaluation that is necessary during and after the production period to refine the estimates made during operational test and evaluation, to…
fonda French archival term meaning "source", and in archival work it refers to the entire body of records produced by one functional corporate activity; often…
fontA logical set of related patterns representing text characters or point symbols. Courier, Helvetica and Times are three types of font.
Font and Background SpoofsVarious techniques used to place invisible text in a web page, to improve positioning without affecting the appearance of the page.
FootprintThe land or water area covered by a project. This includes direct physical coverage (i.e.
Force ClosureThe point in time when a supported commander determines that sufficient personnel and equipment are in the assigned area of operations to carry out…
Force Development Test and EvaluationTests employing representative users to examine definition of materiel requirements or support/assess development of doctrine, training, organization, and…
Force Development Test and ExperimentationTests employing representative users to examine definition of materiel requirements or support/assess development of doctrine, training, organization, and…
Force Integration Staff OfficerArmy individual assigned to ODCSOPS to serve as HQDA user representative for a specific system.
Force ManagementThe assessment of the effectiveness of the defense forces throughout an engagement and adjustment of tactics and the system configuration as necessary to…
Force ReliabilityThe percentage of the missile force that will successfully detonate within 3.5 CEPs of the target.
forced reroutingA procedure of transferring signaling traffic from one signaling route to another, when the signaling route in use fails or is required to be cleared of…
FORDTISForeign Disclosure Technical Information System.
Foreign connectorAn Exchange Server 2007 connector that uses a Drop directory on a Hub Transport server to send messages to a local messaging server that doesn't use the…
foreign exchange (FX) serviceA network-provided service in which a telephone in a given local exchange area is connected, via a private line, to a central office in another, i.e.
foreign gateway connection handlerIn Exchange Server 2007, a component of the Microsoft Exchange Transport service that manages delivery of messages to Drop directories that are configured…
Foreign Government InformationInformation that is (1) provided to the United States by a foreign government or governments, an internal organization of governments, or any element…
foreign keyOne or more table attributes that can uniquely identify a record in another table. A foreign key is the primary key of another table.
Foreign Military Sales (FMS)That portion of U.S. security assistance authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and the Arms Export Control Act, as amended.
Foreign Security Policy ModelA mathematically precise statement of a security policy. To be adequately precise, such a model must represent the initial state of a system, the way in…
foreign systemA messaging system other than Exchange. [Exchange 5.5]
Forensic CopyA precise bit-by-bit copy of a computer system's hard drive, including slack and unallocated space.
Forensic SpecialistA professional who locates, identifies, collects, analyzes and examines data while preserving the integrity and maintaining a strict chain of custody of…
Forensics, ComputerThe practice of gathering, retaining, and analyzing computer-related data for investigative purposes in a manner that maintains the integrity of the data.
ForestTerrestrial ecosystem (biome) with enough average annual precipitation (at least 76 centimeters or 30 inches) to support growth of various species of…
ForestPrepA tool that is used during deployment to extend the Active Directory schema to include Exchange-specific classes and attributes.
forkTerms used to refer to a Unix fork, supported MJS scheduler mechanism.
formThe mass or shape of an object or objects that appears unified, such as a vegetative opening in a forest, a cliff formation, or a water tank.
Form, Fit, and Function DataTechnical data pertaining to items, components or processes for the purpose of identifying source, size, configuration, mating and attachment…
form-based authenticationAn authentication mechanism in which a Web container provides an application-specific form for logging in.
formal argumentThe definition of a method's argument which are part of a method header. Each formal argument has an associated type.
formal argumentsThe generic names by which a "subroutine" knows its arguments. In many languages, formal arguments are always given individual names, but in Perl, the…
formal parameter listThe parameters specified in the definition of a particular method. See also actual parameter list.
formal proofA complete and convincing mathematical argument, presenting the full logical justification for each proof step, for the truth of a theorem or set of…
Formal Qualification ReviewA systems level configuration audit conducted after system testing is completed to ensure that performance requirements have been met.
formal security policy model1. A mathematically precise statement of a system security policy. Some formal modeling techniques include: state transition models, temporal logic…
formal top-level specification (FTLS)A Top-Level Specification that is written in a formal mathematical language to allow theorems showing correspondence of the system specification to its…
formal verificationThe process of using formal proofs to demonstrate the consistency (design verification) between a formal specification of a system and a formal security…
FormatThe internal structure of a file, which defines the way it is stored and used. Specific applications may define unique formats for their data (i.e.
format converter1. In video and television technology, a device that allows the reformatting of a digital data stream originating from one sampling structure (lines per…
format structureA combination of two or more data elements grouped in a prescribed sequence. [T1.201-1987] [T1.205-1988]
Formatting FunctionThe function that transforms the payload, associated data, and nonce into a sequence of complete blocks.
Formerly Restricted DataInformation removed from the RESTRICTED DATA category upon joint determination by DoE (or antecedent agencies) and DoD that such information relates…
forms analysisprocess of determining how a form is to be used or revised
forms digestprocess of creating a form, based on forms analysis, that meets the requirements of its potential use
forms interfaceA graphic user interface characterized by user-controlled movement of a cursor from one data field to another. Contrast to command line interface.
forms management/controlfunction that establishes standards for the creation, design, analysis, revision, procurement, and warehousing of all forms within an organization…
forms-based authenticationForms-based authentication provides a Web logon screen for users to authenticate to gain access to their mailboxes when using Microsoft Outlook Web Access.
formulaAn expression that has program-like attributes; for example, you can assign values to variables and use a limited control logic.
FORSCOMU.S. Army Forces Command, Ft. McPherson, GA.
fortuitous conductorAny conductor that may provide an unintended path for signals. Note: Examples of fortuitous conductors are water pipes, wires, cables, and metal building…
fortuitous distortionDistortion resulting from causes generally subject to laws concerning random occurrences.
forumA computer conference devoted to a specific subject, having an initiator, members, readers, and possibly moderators. [2382-pt.
ForwardTo redirect a received email to another email address.
forward busyingIn a telecommunications system, a feature in which supervisory signals are forwarded in advance of address signals in order to seize assets of the system…
forward channelThe channel of a data circuit that transmits data from the originating user to the destination user.
Forward CipherOne of the two functions of the block cipher algorithm that is determined by the choice of a cryptographic key.
forward echoIn a transmission line, an echo propagating in the same direction as the original wave and consisting of energy reflected back by one discontinuity and…
Forward Edge of the Battle Area (FEBA)The foremost limits of a series of areas in which ground combat units are deployed, excluding the areas in which the covering or screening forces are…
forward error correction (FEC)A system of error control for data transmission wherein the receiving device has the capability to detect and correct any character or code block that…
Forward FundingCarry-over of RDT&E funding into second year of appropriations availability. Requires permission from high authority.
forward indicator bit (FIB)A bit in a signal unit which indicates the start of a retransmission cycle. [T1.226-1992]
forward proxyA NetCache appliance configured as an intermediary server that accepts requests from clients and forwards them to a Web server or, if appropriate…
forward recoveryThe data reconstitution of a later version of data by using an earlier version and data recorded in a journal. [2382-pt.8]
forward scatterThe deflection--by diffraction, nonhomogeneous refraction, or nonspecular reflection by particulate matter of dimensions that are large with respect to…
forward secrecyThe confidence that the compromise of a long-term private key does not compromise any earlier session keys. [After X9.42]
forward sequence number (FSN)A field in a signal unit used to identify the transmitted message signal units. [T1.226-1992]
forward signalA signal sent in the direction from the calling to the called station, i.e., from the original data source to the original data sink.
ForwardsThis feature indicates that the provider in question can also automatically forward incoming emails to another email account.
Foundation ProfileThe Foundation Profile is a Java ME profile specification that builds on CDC. It adds additional classes and interfaces to the CDC APIs but does not go so…
four-wire circuitA two-way circuit using two paths so arranged that the respective signals are transmitted in one direction only by one path and in the other direction by…
four-wire repeaterA repeater, consisting of two amplifiers, one associated with each direction, used in a four-wire circuit.
four-wire terminating setA balanced transformer used to perform a conversion between 4-wire and 2-wire operation.
Fourier analysisThe definition of a periodic waveform of arbitrary shape as a summation of sine waves having specific amplitudes and phases, and having frequencies…
Fourth Generation LanguageA programming environment that produces both screen and report utilities for use by lower-level programming environments.
fox messageA standard test message that includes all the alphanumerics on a teletypewriter and also function characteristics (yyspace, figures shift, letters shift).